Friday, December 4, 2015

First big up upsets at the World Racquetball Tour (WRT) Monterrey Open in Monterrey, Mexico, as 25th seed Ramon Yañez knocks off 8th seed Gerardo Franco, 8-15, 15-10, 11-9. Yañez will now face 9th seed Christian Longoria, who also needed a tie-breaker to advance, as he beat 24th seed Alan Marquez, 15-6, 10-15, 11-2.

Two Round of 16 matches to watch for: 4th seed Anthony Herrera versus 13th seed Fernando Rios, and 2nd seed David Horn versus 18th Edson Martinez. All four of those players have medalled for their respective countries in international competitions: Herrera and Horn for the USA, Rios for Ecuador and Martinez for Mexico.

Look for live streaming from Monterrey via the WRT website starting with the quarterfinals Saturday at 10:00 AM. The semi-finals will be at 4 PM and 5 PM Saturday and the final at noon Sunday.